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Georgia

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 19.2% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 95.8% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 50.0% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 73.4% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Honiara

The cost of groceries, housing, and transportation in Honiara are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Honiara. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Honiara.

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Honiara vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Tbilisi, you would:

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$6.82 SBD55.00	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$12.40 SBD100.00	+27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$1.55 SBD12.50	+46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$1.08 SBD8.75	+77.6%
Average			-4.4%

Tbilisi vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.8% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.50 SBD12.08	+93.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$3.27 SBD26.33	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$9.62 SBD77.60	+15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$5.60 SBD45.20	+101.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$3.87 SBD31.18	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$2.85 SBD23.02	+278.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$1.20 SBD9.64	+44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$3.88 SBD31.30	+338.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$1.69 SBD13.61	+50.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.89 SBD7.17	+129.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$1.55 SBD12.47	+378.6%
Average			+95.8%

Tbilisi vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$4.99 SBD40.27	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	$24.80 SBD199.99	+59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$11.16 SBD90.00	+51.2%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 50.0% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$89.89 SBD724.96	+359.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+390.9%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 73.4% less for childcare

	Tbilisi	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$99.19 SBD799.96	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-73.4%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$2.48 SBD20.00	-8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$3.41 SBD27.50	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$4.15 SBD33.50	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$37.20 SBD299.99	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$4.34 SBD35.00	-36.1%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$27.28 SBD219.99	-73.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$92.99 SBD749.96	+130.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$97.13 SBD783.30	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$103.29 SBD832.96	-16.9%
Average			-19.5%

Tbilisi vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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